Damsel (2018)
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Synopsis
If you’re looking for a hero who travels with a miniature horse named “Butterscotch” that is capable of transporting only a caged chicken on her back, then Damsel is the deadpan Western comedy for you. Samuel Alabaster (Robert Pattinson) is a pioneer who is allegedly traversing the American frontier to marry Penelope (Mia Wasikowska), the love of his life. Along the way, Samuel recruits “Parson” Henry (David Zellner) to travel with him to Penelope’s home and marry them immediately. As you might suspect in a tale involving a miniature horse and a “Parson”, things do not go as planned. Written and directed by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner and also starring Robert Forster, Nathan Zellner, and Joe Billingiere.
Cast
- Robert Pattinson
- Mia Wasikowska
- David Zellner
- Nathan Zellner
- Robert Forster
- Joseph Billingiere
- Morgan Lund
- Ray Kelleher
- Robyn Adams
- Gary Brookins
Atom User Reviews
Suppose to be comedic? Indie? Minimalist (less story Is more)? Left confused, cool cinematography at beginning and closing....everything in the middle, anti climatic, disinterested. I tried
Metacritic
Nearly every scene takes a sideways turn, and nearly every expectation we have doesn’t work out the way we anticipate it working out, and that’s what makes the journey so much fun.
While the movie isn’t quite as clever as it thinks it is, the Zellners have a sweet, likable sense of humor tinged with tragedy. And they remain filmmakers to watch.
It's well established by now that the mythic Old West was always a trope written and controlled by men, and that there's really no bottom to which men won't stoop when women are a scarce quantity. In its mad rush toward performative allyship, the film exhausts every possible means of conveying those bombshells.